Плюсы

1. Extensive Video Series

Licensed physician educators present more than 180 videos in shorter chunks to aid the memorization process. The videos are particularly helpful if they are watched immediately after reading (or at least skimming) the corresponding chapters in the First Aid book. Lectures include interactive whiteboard instruction, animations and other memory aids to make the information stick.

The Step 1 course consists of three parts: 1) the primer series, which gives students unlimited access to 30 videos with most important information that is tested on the USMLE, 2) Part 1 пытанняў, which includes 340 open-ended study questions (in batches of 10, 3 times a week), і 3) the Part 2 video series, which contains an additional 70 videos. A sample video for Step 1 is available on the website for those who want to check it out first. The Step 2 CK course also includes 50+ hours of videos in addition to video answers to questions. The Step 3 course includes 37 videos in addition to other study materials.

2. Video Answers, Illustrations, Animations, and X-Rays

Doctors in Training’s Step 1 course includes many practice questions that are accompanied by video answers. The course also includes hundreds of animations, illustrations, x-rays, heart sounds, pathology slides, and clinical images to help students remember the information for the exam. A personal dashboard and downloadable study guides round out the course.

3. Free Study Plan

You can check out DIT’s detailed, free study plan for various scenarios on their website to plan ahead and get an idea of how many days a week and how many hours you will need to complete the program before exam day. The study plan shows how many videos you will need to watch each day, depending on the number of weeks you have to study.

4. Student Support

Doctors in Training gives its clients several options when they have questions or need support. The industry standard for student support in most prep courses comes down to emailing questions and waiting for a response. DIT offers students both live chat and phone support. This is especially useful for online learners, who often lack direct access to an instructor.

5. Affordable Price

For a prep course with a good number of quality online lectures in addition to a question bank, Doctors In Training’s Step 1 course is very affordable. Priced at $825, the Step 1 Review Course is the least expensive option we reviewed that includes video lectures. The Step 2 CK course costs an equally reasonable $799, and the Step 3 review will only cost you $249. If you need extra time to review, you can extend the Step 1 і этап 2 CK courses by one week for an additional $200 each.

Мінусы

1. No Full-Length Practice Exams

The DIT review course only includes quizzes; there are no practice exams that simulate the actual USMLE exam. Their website does include information about taking the USMLE Step 1, Крок 2, і этап 3 practice exams offered by the NBME, аднак, no full-length practice exams are included in any of DIT’s courses.

2. Limited Access Time

Although some students like to cram for exams at the last minute, the limited access time to the courses makes it difficult for students who like to plan ahead to spread their study time over several months to a year if they do not pay for the 1-month extension. Напрыклад, the Step 1 Course only allows for 45 days of unlimited access to the Part 2 videos.

3. Quality of Lecturers Varies

Some students have reported that certain videos are less helpful because the lectures are too wordy or include information that is not essential for the Step 1 экзамен. Busy medical students will obviously prefer succinct presentations of the most crucial information to maximize efficiency. There has been some criticism of presenters who are trying to liven their lectures up by being entertaining at the expense of delivering valuable information or strategies at the same time.

Выснову

DIT’s online video lectures and the question bank are helpful tools to prepare for the USMLE at an affordable price. This course would be stronger if it also offered practice exams to prepare students for the actual exam, and if the lectures were more streamlined and focused more on high-yield information that is covered on the USMLE exams.

Those who learn best by watching video lectures and working through video problems will gain the most from DIT’s courses. The bottom line is that DIT is a good resource when used in addition to one of the bigger review companies, such as UWorld or Kaplan. Many students also find DIT’s Step 1 course to be more useful than the Step 2 CK or Step 3 courses.

Асаблівасці:

More than 180 videos to prepare students for the Step 1, Крок 2 CK, і этап 3 USMLE экзамены